Streptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) Reveal
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Liliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stem simple or in larger plants branched, 3–8 dm, sparsely and finely hairy, especially at the nodes; lvs lanceolate or lance-ovate, acuminate, broadly rounded at the sessile base, finely ciliate, the main ones 5–9 × 2–3.5 cm; peduncle and pedicel combined 1–3 cm, jointed at or below the middle, always 1-fld; tep pink with darker red streaks, 1 cm, spreading only near the tip; anthers each double-pointed; lobes of the style nearly 1 mm; fr red, subglobose, 1 cm; 2n=16. Rich woods; Lab. and Nf. to n. Minn., s. to N.J., Pa., and s. Mich., and in the mts. to N.C.; also in the Pacific states and w. Can. May–July. (S. roseus) Three ill-defined vars. in our range: Var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal, of the s. Appalachians, from Pa. to N.C., has wholly glabrous pedicels; the other 2 vars. have ± ciliate pedicels. Var. lanceolatus, widespread in our range, but more common eastward, has short, matted rhizomes. Var. longipes (Fernald) Reveal, chiefly midwestern, has elongate rhizomes.